A few months ago I was reading a forum thread about underrated books. One commenter mentioned The Library at Mount Char by Scott Hawkins. They said that they couldn’t even begin to describe the plot of this book in a coherent way but that it had made them laugh, cry and rethink their entire existence.Continue reading “Review: The Library at Mount Char”
Author Archives: Molly O'Connor
Review: The Testaments
The Testaments by Margaret Atwood was one of the most hotly anticipated books of 2019 and given it follows on from Atwood’s wildly successful and influential 1985 dystopian novel, The Handmaid’s Tale, how could it not be? Indeed, in the last five or so years, The Handmaid’s Tale has seemed more culturally pervasive and relevantContinue reading “Review: The Testaments”
Review: Catch and Kill + She Said
Unless you’ve been living under a rock for the past couple of years, you’ve heard about the the #MeToo movement and the horrific abuses perpetrated by Harvey Weinstein that helped to catalyse it. The story of Weinstein’s abuse was broken by Jodi Kantor and Megan Twohey for The New York Times with Ronan Farrow swiftlyContinue reading “Review: Catch and Kill + She Said”
Welcome
Until I feared I would lose it, I never loved to read. One does not love breathing — Harper Lee. Hello all, I’m a voracious reader who recently made a return to the world of fiction after a few years in the academic wilderness. The kind of books I love span genres, languages and millenniaContinue reading “Welcome”
Kindled Spirits 